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The activities of the American Legislative Exchange Council or ALEC are no longer a secret, thanks to the work of people at places like the Center for Media and Democracy. But what most people may not know is that ALEC has been drafting pro-corporate legislation on the taxpayers dime.
Ring of Fires Farron Cousins discusses this with Brendan Fischer, the general counsel at the Center for Media and Democracy.
Jack Rabbit
(45,984 posts)!!
geretogo
(1,281 posts)Half-Century Man
(5,279 posts)Or Racketeering for tax evasion.
Jail time for ALEC executives, current and 7 years in the past (statute of limitations).
Revocation of corporate charter.
Seizure of ALEC assets as material evidence/ Asset forfeitures.
Any profit from ALEC members past and present which can be directly linked to legislation written during period of criminal racketeering (the entire duration of ALEC) was profit from criminal activity and should be seized by DOJ.
Any legislation linked to criminal activity of ALEC (the entire library) suspended until each piece is reviewed by panel of Lawmakers, scholars and, investigators.
mother earth
(6,002 posts)Nothing to see here, folks.
FOUR DECADES of this crime.
K & R